OK, it's
very slightly greener. SUV sales dropped significantly this past year, reports
The Washington Post. Apparently consumers are realizing that the oil supply, and therefore gasoline pricing, are quite vulnerable to shocks such as, say, hurricanes. Yeah, caught that, when I was paying over $3 a gallon for gasoline. Of course, the sales of light-duty trucks and SUVs still outpaces that of cars and way outpaces the sale of hybrids, so no one could claim that this is some sort of environmental uprising on the part of consumers. However, it's a slight shift toward sanity.
But I'll be truly pleased when I see trends like fewer cars in driveways, more bicycles, and better mass transit for those of us who don't live in large cities. Apparently, a three-car garage is now standard on new homes in this area. Those of us who try to scrape by with one car must look like Luddites. And people with no car at all???? Un-american!
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